Two unique sessions will be offered on January 4th and January 18th
Accuscan
Date: Tuesday, January 4 from 3:00 to 3:30
Provider
Ross Staff: Amy Thomsen and Stacy Partin
Description
Learn how to align your Accuscan test questions to Ohio Content Standards with Data Link software. Get in-depth analysis for test scores in just a few clicks!
Type: Hands On
Materials
Provided during session
eno: Web Resources and EasiTeach Features
Date: Tuesday, January 4 from 3:45 to 4:35
Provider
Ross Staff: Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
Pick up some great web resources to use with your eno and learn about a few EasiTeach features such as:
Using glass mode to grab text and pictures from the internet or other software programs,
Using the split screen view to show multiple EasiTeach pages at once and
Using the story board view to arrange your EasiTeach pages.
Join us in the Media Center for a quick demonstration then get hands on experience with the software in the computer lab.
Type: Hands On Workshop
Materials
Provided during session
Google Calendar and Google Chat- Rescheduled for January 18
Date: Tuesday, January 11 from 3:45 to 4:35
Provider
Ross Staff: Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
Organize your schedule and share events with coworkers
With Google's free online calendar, it's easy to keep track of important events all in one place. Share your building, grade level, or special team calendars. Let your coworkers view shared calendars or give them access to add events. Plus, set up reminders so you never forget another event! Get event reminders via email or have text messages sent to your cell phone.
See how computer to computer voice and video chat works through Gmail
You can use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail. You can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video. You can also call local and long distance cell phones and landlines for free! Sorry, no free international calls.
Organize your schedule and share events with coworkers
With Google's free online calendar, it's easy to keep track of important events all in one place. Share your building, grade level, or special team calendars. Let your coworkers view shared calendars or give them access to add events. Plus, set up reminders so you never forget another event! Get event reminders via email or have text messages sent to your cell phone.
See how computer to computer voice and video chat works through Gmail
You can use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail. You can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video. You can also call local and long distance cell phones and landlines for free! Sorry, no free international calls.
Ross Staff: Cindy Griffith, Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
effectively navigate ThinkTV/PBS/Teachers' Domain websites to find free classroom resources
understand how to download and integrate these resources into your curriculum.
Think TV
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Think TV offers creative, powerful instructional classroom tools including media-on-demand, multimedia materials, and professional development opportunities. Download free lesson plans for multimedia and web-based curriculum, instructional guides, resources and more to help enrich your students’ learning experiences.
PBS Teachers
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PBS Teachers is PBS' national web destination for free, high-quality preK-12 educational resources for teaching and learning. You will find thousands of classroom materials such as: lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS' award-winning on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions and more. PBS Teachers also offers high quality online professional development with more than 130 top quality, graduate level courses for educators that span the entire curriculum: Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, Instructional Strategies, and Science.
Teachers' Domain
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Teachers' Domain is an extensive library of free digital media resources produced by public television, designed for classroom use and professional development. Resources are easy to use and correlate to state and national standards. Types of resources include video and audio segments, Flash interactives, images, documents, lesson plans for teachers, and student-oriented activities.
January Sessions
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Two unique sessions will be offered on January 4th and January 18th
Accuscan
Date: Tuesday, January 4 from 3:00 to 3:30
Provider
Ross Staff: Amy Thomsen and Stacy Partin
Description
Learn how to align your Accuscan test questions to Ohio Content Standards with Data Link software. Get in-depth analysis for test scores in just a few clicks!
Type: Hands On
Materials
Provided during sessioneno: Web Resources and EasiTeach Features
Date: Tuesday, January 4 from 3:45 to 4:35
Provider
Ross Staff: Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
Pick up some great web resources to use with your eno and learn about a few EasiTeach features such as:
- Using glass mode to grab text and pictures from the internet or other software programs,
- Using the split screen view to show multiple EasiTeach pages at once and
- Using the story board view to arrange your EasiTeach pages.
Join us in the Media Center for a quick demonstration then get hands on experience with the software in the computer lab.Type: Hands On Workshop
Materials
Provided during sessionGoogle Calendar and Google Chat- Rescheduled for January 18
Date: Tuesday, January 11 from 3:45 to 4:35
Provider
Ross Staff: Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
Organize your schedule and share events with coworkers
With Google's free online calendar, it's easy to keep track of important events all in one place. Share your building, grade level, or special team calendars. Let your coworkers view shared calendars or give them access to add events. Plus, set up reminders so you never forget another event! Get event reminders via email or have text messages sent to your cell phone.See how computer to computer voice and video chat works through Gmail
You can use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail. You can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video. You can also call local and long distance cell phones and landlines for free! Sorry, no free international calls.
Type: Hands on
Materials
Google Calendar Tutorials
Google Calendar Getting Started GuideGoogle Chat Tutorials
Google Sites: an Alternative to Wikispaces
Date: Tuesday, January 18 from 2:45 to 3:30
Provider
Ross Staff: Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description (from Google)
Thinking of creating a website?
Google Sites is a free and easy way to create and share webpages.
Collectall your info in one place
Controlwho can view and edit
Type: Hands on
Materials
Jayne's Google Site exampleIntroductory Video
Google Sites Help
Provided during session
Data Map: a K-8 Tool - Rescheduled TBA
Google Calendar and Google Chat
Date: Tuesday, January 18 from 3:45 to 4:35
Provider
Ross Staff: Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
Organize your schedule and share events with coworkers
With Google's free online calendar, it's easy to keep track of important events all in one place. Share your building, grade level, or special team calendars. Let your coworkers view shared calendars or give them access to add events. Plus, set up reminders so you never forget another event! Get event reminders via email or have text messages sent to your cell phone.See how computer to computer voice and video chat works through Gmail
You can use voice and video capabilities in your Gmail. You can have an actual conversation with someone (seriously, out loud), or even chat face to face over video. You can also call local and long distance cell phones and landlines for free! Sorry, no free international calls.
Type: Hands on
Materials
Google Calendar Tutorials
Google Calendar Getting Started GuideGoogle Chat Tutorials
ThinkTV/PBS/Teachers' Domain
Date: Tuesday, January 25 from 3:45 to 4:35
Provider
Ross Staff: Cindy Griffith, Jayne Neufarth and Tricia Kluener
Description
understand how to download and integrate these resources into your curriculum.
Think TV
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Think TV offers creative, powerful instructional classroom tools including media-on-demand, multimedia materials, and professional development opportunities. Download free lesson plans for multimedia and web-based curriculum, instructional guides, resources and more to help enrich your students’ learning experiences.PBS Teachers
PBS.png
PBS Teachers is PBS' national web destination for free, high-quality preK-12 educational resources for teaching and learning. You will find thousands of classroom materials such as: lesson plans, teaching activities, on-demand video assets, and interactive games and simulations. These resources are correlated to state and national educational standards and are tied to PBS' award-winning on-air and online programming like NOVA, Nature, Cyberchase, Between the Lions and more. PBS Teachers also offers high quality online professional development with more than 130 top quality, graduate level courses for educators that span the entire curriculum: Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Instructional Technology, Instructional Strategies, and Science.Teachers' Domain
tchrs_domain.png
Teachers' Domain is an extensive library of free digital media resources produced by public television, designed for classroom use and professional development. Resources are easy to use and correlate to state and national standards. Types of resources include video and audio segments, Flash interactives, images, documents, lesson plans for teachers, and student-oriented activities.Type: Hands On
Materials